Source: The World Factbook
Area: | 7,686,850 sq km |
Capital: | Canberra |
Geographic coordinates: | 27 00 S, 133 00 E |
Climate: | Generally arid to semiarid; temperate in south and east; tropical in north |
Government: | Democratic, federal-state system recognizing the British monarch as sovereign |
Currency: | Australian dollar |
Literacy(%): | 100 |
Languages: | English, native languages |
Ethnicity/race: | mainly Caucasian, Asian, aboriginal and other |
Religions: | Anglican, Roman Catholic, other Christian, non-Christian |
Industries: | Mining, industrial and transportation equipment, food processing, chemicals, steel. |
Natural resources: | Bauxite, coal, iron ore, copper, tin, silver, uranium, nickel, tungsten, mineral sands, lead,zinc, diamonds, natural gas, petroleum. |